90 YEARS AGO…
September, 1931
September 14, 1931: V.P.I. Starts Classes Friday
More than 500 freshman were expected to report to Virginia Polytechnic Institute Tuesday for special instruction given entering students.
Former students are scheduled to register Thursday, and classes will begin Friday morning. An enrollment slightly in excess of last year’s 1,500 was expected.
Special military drills, psychological placement examinations and special talks by college officials and student leaders have been scheduled for the three-day program prepared for freshmen students. Dr. Louis Q’Shangherssy professor of applied mathematics is making arrangements for the three day program. Entertainment will be provided by the Y.M.C.A.
75 YEARS AGO…
September, 1946
September 14, 1946: Motorist Killed In Collision With Bus
A motorist died instantly and 30 passengers on a Winston-Salem to Charleston, W. Va., Greyhound bus narrowly escaped death today on a head-on collision on U.S. Toute 11 three and a half miles weat of Wytheville.
The bus veered off of the highway, overturned on its right side and burst into flames but the passengers and driver managed to get out through the emergency exit. Three passengers were the only ones reported injured on the bus and were discharged after first aid treatment for cuts and bruises at Wytheville Hospital.
State Trooper J.W. Elliot said the automobile victim was Arthur G. Altizer, Pulaski, Va.
James Thomas, driver of the bus, was unhurt.
50 YEARS AGO…
September, 1971
September 14, 1971: Accidentally Shot
Barry Craft, Nimrod Hall, reportedly an employee of the White Oak Dairy on Route 42, 12 miles north of Clifton Forge, has been admitted to the Emmett Memorial Hospital in Clifton Forge after suffering an accidental wound of the right shoulder from the discharge of a 12-guage shotgun.
He was taken to the hospital by the Clifton Forge Rescue Squad. The mishap apparently occurred sometime between 12:30 and 1 p.m. Further information was not immediately available.
25 YEARS AGO…
September, 1996
September 14, 1996: Congress Grants $10 Million For Train Station
Congress has approved $10 million for the renovation of Richmond’s downtown train station, which could see limited train service as soon as October 1997.
“This leaves no doubt at all” that the long-planned project to create a downtown transportation center will go through, said Viktoria Badger, Richmond’s transportation planner. “We will definitely be having eight to 10 trains a day stopping in downtown Richmond…within three years.”
The first trains could make their stops in October 1997, she said.
The city plans a three-phase, $44 million renovation of the station and tracks, creating a center for passenger rail, intercity buses, taxis and limousines.
10 YEARS AGO…
September, 2011
September 14, 2011: Quarles Earns Degree From Liberty
William Quarles graduated from Liberty University, Lynchburg, with a bachelor of science degree in psychology and human services.
William also played football for the Liberty Flames as a wide receiver.
He is the son of the Rev. Doritha Quarles and Billy Ward of Richmond and is the grandson of Rudolph and the Rev. Dianne Quarles of Covington.
William is also a 2006 graduate of L.C. Bird High School.
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